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Network Rail Property has submitted application to redevelop London Liverpool Street station, Britain’s busiest station making it fit for the future. The plans will turn Liverpool Street station into a destination in its own right with a new retail, leisure and workspace offer. The transformed station will improve connections to the wider City and public spaces and provide a catalyst to deliver the City of London’s plans to secure long-term economic growth, prosperity and opportunity for London and beyond. The City’s growth plans aim to restore productivity growth to 2% a year, boost the local economy by GBP 107 billion and create over 250,000 jobs by 2035, with an additional GBP 32 billion in tax revenue for the Treasury. In a widespread public consultation on the plans which are focused on improving the everyday experience of passengers, nearly 2,000 individual comments were received with three out of four supporting the redevelopment proposals. The public’s top three priorities were clear, with making the station fully accessible being a step-free access across the station, equipped with 8 new lifts and 10 escalators to increase accessibility to both mainline station and London underground. New toilet facilities, including family-friendly spaces on every level will be also constructed. The cost of transforming Liverpool Street station to meet future needs will run into hundreds of millions of pounds. The investment will be covered by private sector partnerships through the creation of new landmark office space above the station. London Liverpool Street station currently connects 118 million people a year within London, East Anglia and the east of England. With annual passenger numbers forecast to grow to 158 million by 2041, the plans will ensure that the station is future-proof, ready to accommodate over 200 million people in the decades ahead while enhancing accessibility to all. Plans to redevelop London Liverpool Street station will enable it to serve over 200 million passengers a year, significantly boost London’s economy and establish a landmark gateway to the City of London. ACME, the scheme architect, is working with Network Rail Property to bring forward the new plans for Liverpool Street station. The new submitted scheme is based on a thorough understanding of the operational needs of the station and its historic significance. “Liverpool Street is one of London’s great Victorian stations and our proposals will make the station accessible, permeable and celebrate its function as the gateway into the City of London. We are retaining the essential qualities of the existing station, celebrating elements that were previously hidden, creating sustainable new workplaces and providing spaces to expand into for generations to come,” Friedrich Ludewig, the Founding Director of ACME, said. |
